X-Git-Url: http://www.git.stargrave.org/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=lib%2FPublicInbox%2FConfig.pm;h=e7aea99b7ae80f8c8f515583b963d51bbfb59da7;hb=fb7d0067dc55fa8336dab96c07807fc7b28a1b20;hp=251008a38e0e7e5b542c9675801e8d6b463a41c9;hpb=98ff501233ee371c98519bf96394ef8085c3b076;p=public-inbox.git

diff --git a/lib/PublicInbox/Config.pm b/lib/PublicInbox/Config.pm
index 251008a3..e7aea99b 100644
--- a/lib/PublicInbox/Config.pm
+++ b/lib/PublicInbox/Config.pm
@@ -438,7 +438,9 @@ EOF
 		}
 	}
 	if (my $ng = $ibx->{newsgroup}) {
-		$self->{-by_newsgroup}->{$ng} = $ibx;
+		# PublicInbox::NNTPD does stricter (and more expensive checks),
+		# keep this lean for startup speed
+		$self->{-by_newsgroup}->{$ng} = $ibx unless ref($ng);
 	}
 	$self->{-by_name}->{$name} = $ibx;
 	if ($ibx->{obfuscate}) {